Onsite Lactation Consultant, RN

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About the role

  • Lactation Consultant RN providing lactation support and services to breastfeeding dyads at Duke University Hospital. Collaborating with care teams to develop personalized feeding plans for infants and mothers.

Responsibilities

  • Provide lactation support and services to breastfeeding mother/infant dyads.
  • Collaborate with assigned team to develop feeding plans.
  • Use current evidence to develop feeding plans that address individual feeding issues while respecting the family's breastfeeding goals.
  • Assess adequacy of breastfeeding and provides interventions and patient education as necessary for correction and/or prevention of feeding problems.
  • Assess lactation needs by obtaining medical histories, examining patients, and gathering information about the infant-mother dyad.
  • Assess and document physical, psychological, and social factors in developing an individualized plan of care.
  • Identifies expected patient outcomes.
  • Seeks guidance as needed in revision of plan of care.
  • Participates in discussion with members of the interdisciplinary team in evaluation of patient care.
  • Communicates relevant information to interdisciplinary team to promote continuity of care.
  • Assists mothers of infants who cannot breastfeed to establish and maintain a milk supply and store their milk appropriately.
  • Collaborate with interdisciplinary team and outpatient IBCLC to provide continuity of care upon discharge or transfer of patients.
  • Provide breastfeeding education and materials to patients as needed.
  • Assess patient readiness to learn and delivers patient education as appropriate for patient.
  • Participate in developing, implementing and evaluating patient education resources and programs.
  • Teach, coach, support and mentor nursing staff and other healthcare learners to promote evidence-based clinical practice and support breastfeeding skills.
  • Enhance the body of knowledge in nursing, lactation, and breastfeeding through exchange of ideas and knowledge using methods such as posters, newsletters, presentations, and publications.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in nursing required.
  • 2 years of experience required.
  • RN Licensure, North Carolina
  • IBCLC Certification by IBLCE (International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners) is required.

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Professional development opportunities

Job title

Lactation Consultant, RN

Job type

Experience level

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Salary

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Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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